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Africatown: America's Last Slave Ship and the Community It Created

An epic story, Africatown charts the fraught history of America from those who were brought here as slaves but nevertheless established a home for themselves and their descendants, a community which often thrived despite persistent racism and environmental pollution. In 1860, a ship called the Clotilda was smuggled through the Alabama Gulf Coast, carrying the last group of enslaved people ever brought to the US from West Africa. Five years later, the shipmates were emancipated, but they had no way of getting back home. Instead they created their own community outside the city of Mobile, where they spoke Yoruba and appointed their own leaders, a story chronicled in Zora Neale Hurston’s Barracoon. That community, Africatown, has endured to the present day, and many of the community residents are the shipmates’ direct descendants. After many decades of neglect and a Jim Crow legal system that targeted the area for industrialization, the community is struggling to survive. Many community members believe the pollution from the heavy industry surrounding their homes has caused a cancer epidemic among residents, and companies are eyeing even more land for development. At the same time, after the discovery of the remains of the Clotilda in the riverbed nearby, a renewed effort is underway to create a living memorial to the community and the lives of the slaves who founded it.

Nick Tabor (Author), Chris Butler (Narrator)

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Twelfth Night

Shipwrecked on the shores of Illyria, Viola assumes the role of a male page to Duke Orsino. The Duke sends Viola, now disguised as 'Cesario' to press his suit with the beautiful Olivia - who promptly falls in love with Cesario. Confusion reigns until the truth is untangled and true love triumphs. Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood in July 2022. Adapted and directed by Martin Jarvis Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording starring: Rosalind Ayres as Maria Tara Lynne Barr as Olivia Chris Butler as Orsino JD Cullum as Antonio Sarah Drew as Viola Martin Jarvis as Sir Toby Belch Adhir Kalyan as Sir Andrew Aguecheek Stacy Keach as Feste, the Fool André Sogliuzzo as Fabian, Curio, Valentine and others Josh Stamberg as Malvolio Mark Jude Sullivan as Sebastian Senior Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson Recording and Mixing Engineer: Charles Carroll Editing and Sound Design: David Wilson and Charles Carroll Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin Foley Artist: Jeff Gardner Guitar Accompaniment by JD Cullum

Martin Jarvis, William Shakespeare (Author), Adhir Kalyan, André Sogliuzzo, Chris Butler, Jd Cullum, Josh Stamberg, Mark Jude Sullivan, Martin Jarvis, Rosalind Ayres, Sarah Drew, Stacy Keach, Tara Lynne Barr (Narrator)

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A Midsummer Night's Dream

Shakespeare combined his love of theater with Greek mythology and the supernatural to create what is arguably his most playfully imaginative work. From love potions to bizarre transformations to the unforgettable play-within-a-play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a non-stop delight, and remains one of the milestones of the Bard’s canon. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring: Tara Barr as Hermia Erin Bennett as Moth and Second Fairy Jamie Bamber as Oberon Janine Barris as Peaseblossom and First Fairy Brendan Bradley as Lysander Chris Butler as Theseus Kyle Colerider-Krugh as Egeus and Robin Starveling Sue Cremin as Hippolyta Hector Elizondo as Peter Quince Logan Fahey as Francis Flute Glenne Headley as Titania Simon Helberg as Demetrius Stacy Keach as Nick Bottom David Krumholtz as Puck Danny Mann as Snug Jon Matthews as Cobweb and Mustardseed Kira Sternbach as Helena André Sogliuzzo as Philostrate and Tom Snout Directed by Martin Jarvis.

William Shakespeare (Author), André Sogliuzzo, Brendan Bradley, Chris Butler, Danny Mann, David Krumholtz, Erin Bennett, Glenne Headly, Hector Elizondo, Jamie Bamber, Janine Barris, Jon Matthews, Kira Sternbach, Kyle Colerider-Krugh, Logan Fahey, Simon Helberg, Stacy Keach, Sue Cremin, Tara Barr (Narrator)

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Enron

Fasten your seatbelts for a rapid-fire, sophisticated thrill-ride that propels you through one of the most infamous financial scandals in history! With a spicy blend of humor, pathos and music, the big biz machinations of Kenneth Lay, Jeffrey Skilling and Andy Fastow are laid bare as razzle-dazzle entertainment. Lucy Prebble’s Enron casts a shocking new light on today’s economy and how we got here. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring: Steven Weber as Jeffrey Skilling Gregory Itzin as Kenneth Lay Greg Germann as Andrew Fastow Amy Pietz as Claudia Roe alongside Chris Butler, Jackie Emerson, Pamela J. Gray, Kasey Mahaffy, Jon Matthews, Julia McIlvaine, Russell Soder, Kenneth Alan Williams and Matthew Wolf. Directed by Rosalind Ayres. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles.

Lucy Prebble (Author), Amy Pietz, Chris Butler, Greg Germann, Gregory Itzin, Jackie Emerson, Jon Matthews, Julia Mcilvaine, Kasey Mahaffy, Kenneth Alan Williams, Matthew Wolf, Pamela J. Gray, Russell Soder, Steven Weber, Various Performers (Narrator)

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McReele

When death row prisoner Darius McReele transforms into a charismatic front-runner in the Delaware senate race, the spin starts spinning out of control. Is he doing the right thing for the wrong reasons, or the wrong thing for the right reasons? Does it ultimately matter? An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Eric Stoltz, Lauren Tom, Chris Butler, Deidrie Henry and Charles Janasz.

Stephen Belber (Author), Charles Janasz, Chris Butler, Deidrie Henry, Eric Stoltz, Lauren Tom, Various Performers (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Chris Butler